Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.57/cwt on 952 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −133.11 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$138.57

952 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$10.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.05

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	728	139.05	1,012	910
Medium and Large 2-3	557	128.11	713	42

One grade step is worth $10.94/cwt here — about $299 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale952 hd

138.57

—

KY average27 barns · 6,463 hd

137.52

+1.05

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−133.11

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,611	81.60	1,315	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,601	60.25	965	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	55.19	684	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	52.37	515	11

Every lot, as filed

101 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	117.84/cwt	110.00–124.50	732	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	137.80/cwt	134.60–139.95	1,146	254
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	123.06/cwt	115.00–130.00	709	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	144.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	664	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	135.59/cwt	129.00–141.00	725	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	124.11/cwt	120.00–127.50	338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	129.35/cwt	122.00–134.00	548	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	868	139.75/cwt	137.00–141.50	1,213	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	128.56/cwt	126.00–131.00	409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	127.42/cwt	126.00–130.00	734	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	125.30/cwt	120.00–131.00	778	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	141.84/cwt	132.00–146.00	796	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	155.80/cwt	151.00–166.00	670	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	772	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	116.11/cwt	111.00–121.00	795	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	162.00/cwt	152.00–168.00	667	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	131.14/cwt	130.00–134.00	893	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	131.27/cwt	124.00–137.00	614	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	121.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	945	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	124.87/cwt	115.00–128.00	657	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	129.92/cwt	124.00–134.00	492	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	131.74/cwt	122.00–135.00	821	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	102.99/cwt	102.00–105.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	152.99/cwt	151.00–155.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	128.06/cwt	125.00–128.50	1,067	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	126.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	914	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	145.23/cwt	141.00–149.00	700	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	142.99/cwt	139.00–150.00	766	79
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	163.16/cwt	160.00–165.00	610	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	907	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	720	136.20/cwt	136.20–136.20	981	314
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	640	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	877	84
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	736	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,075	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	369	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	528	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	883	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,988	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	508	85.07/cwt	80.00–90.00	432	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	475	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	423	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	54.36/cwt	50.00–57.00	521	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	49.97/cwt	48.00–52.00	618	20
Bulls	—	—	1,490	75.48/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,125	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	46.73/cwt	43.00–49.00	470	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	50.67/cwt	50.00–51.00	843	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	68.74/cwt	67.00–71.00	797	5
Bulls	—	—	1,790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,611	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	67.52/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,099	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	57.71/cwt	55.00–62.00	863	3
Bulls	—	—	1,624	82.37/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,338	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	56.79/cwt	53.00–62.00	715	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	117.94/cwt	115.00–121.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	131.55/cwt	130.00–133.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	132.88/cwt	127.00–136.00	708	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	963	124.80/cwt	124.80–124.80	1,202	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	140.71/cwt	137.50–145.00	518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	164.44/cwt	158.00–170.00	622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,057	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	805	78
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	125.31/cwt	120.00–131.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	120.41/cwt	116.00–123.00	808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	145.87/cwt	145.00–147.50	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	122.74/cwt	120.00–126.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	100.67/cwt	100.00–101.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	827	79
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	131.74/cwt	130.00–137.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	103.34/cwt	103.00–104.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	144.02/cwt	141.00–149.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	774	92.01/cwt	90.00–95.00	712	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	716	97.27/cwt	95.00–100.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	111.22/cwt	110.00–113.00	652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	718	1

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Nov 12, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,078Last week 1,042Year ago 1,891

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 132Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	74.00	74.00
2	—	625	113.00	113.00
2	—	773	100.00–101.00	100.50
1	—	920	98.00	98.00
1	—	525	107.00	107.00
2	—	415	130.00–133.00	131.55
3	—	482	120.00–131.00	125.31
3	—	375	145.00–147.50	145.87
1	—	885	89.00	89.00
3	—	715	100.00–101.00	100.67
1	—	280	137.50	137.50
1	—	690	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	460	140.00–150.00	144.43
23	—	535	129.00–141.00	135.59
10	—	576	126.00–130.00	127.42
19	—	621	120.00–131.00	125.30
13	—	412	152.00–168.00	162.00
2	—	715	108.00–110.00	109.01
1	—	330	162.50	162.50
1	—	960	116.00	116.00
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
8	—	378	158.00–170.00	164.44
5	—	671	116.00–123.00	120.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	621	110.00–124.50	117.84
61	—	576	115.00–130.00	123.06
3	—	272	120.00–127.50	124.11
1	—	225	131.00	131.00
33	—	424	122.00–134.00	129.35
2	—	318	126.00–131.00	128.56
21	—	685	111.00–121.00	116.11
46	—	468	124.00–137.00	131.27
97	—	526	115.00–128.00	124.87
6	—	379	124.00–134.00	129.92
3	—	785	102.00–105.00	102.99
1	—	730	102.00	102.00
3	—	908	103.00	103.00
10	—	803	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
314	—	720	136.20	136.20
84	—	640	137.00	137.00
8	—	369	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	84.00	84.00
2	—	480	115.00–121.00	117.94
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
2	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	395	114.00	114.00
3	—	613	103.00–104.00	103.34
7	—	774	90.00–95.00	92.01
4	—	716	95.00–100.00	97.27
5	—	586	110.00–113.00	111.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	618	130.25	130.25
79	—	596	138.75	138.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
254	—	832	134.60–139.95	137.80
103	—	868	137.00–141.50	139.75
40	—	503	153.50	153.50
59	—	963	124.80	124.80
42	—	758	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	561	132.00–146.00	141.84
24	—	430	151.00–166.00	155.80
48	—	681	130.00–134.00	131.14
14	—	777	120.00–125.00	121.56
1	—	280	175.00	175.00
53	—	623	122.00–135.00	131.74
2	—	338	151.00–155.00	152.99
8	—	833	125.00–128.50	128.06
1	—	990	113.00	113.00
17	—	720	120.00–130.00	126.91
23	—	482	141.00–149.00	145.23
2	—	940	118.00	118.00
79	—	536	139.00–150.00	142.99
11	—	374	160.00–165.00	163.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	736	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	105.00	105.00
1	—	880	111.00	111.00
9	—	533	127.00–136.00	132.88
4	—	368	137.50–145.00	140.71
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
4	—	569	120.00–126.00	122.74
6	—	680	120.00	120.00
2	—	750	110.00	110.00
4	—	484	130.00–137.00	131.74
5	—	418	141.00–149.00	144.02
4	—	615	119.00–120.00	119.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	80.00–90.00	85.07
1	—	475	89.00	89.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	81.00	81.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	840.00	840.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	958	50.00–57.00	54.36
4	—	1,006	43.00–49.00	46.73
1	—	1,050	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,236	48.00–52.00	49.97
5	—	1,159	67.00–71.00	68.74
23	—	1,259	53.00–62.00	56.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,663	50.00–51.00	50.67
5	—	1,628	65.00–70.00	67.52
3	—	1,495	55.00–62.00	57.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	75.00–76.00	75.48
1	—	1,790	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,624	81.00–84.00	82.37

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle